The Morey Amsterdam Show
The Morey Amsterdam Show is an American sitcom that ran on CBS Television from December 17, 1948, to March 7, 1949, and from April 21, 1949, to October 12, 1950, on the DuMont Television Network, for a total of 71 episodes.
Synopsis
The show began on CBS Radio with Morey Amsterdam playing himself as the emcee at a fictional New York City nightclub, the "Golden Goose Cafe". He introduced musical and comedy acts, and performed songs and monologues himself. Art Carney played Charlie the Doorman and Jacqueline Susann was Lola the Cigarette Girl.After six months on the radio, the show moved to CBS Television with the same characters, actors, and plot. The CBS version premiered December 17, 1948, and ended March 7, 1949, after 13 episodes. It was initially broadcast on Fridays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. In January 1949 it began appearing on Mondays at various times.
The show was picked up by the DuMont Television Network and began broadcasting on April 21, 1949, from 9 to 9:30 p.m. E. T. on Thursdays, with a few minor changes. The name of the nightclub was changed to the "Silver Swan Cafe". Art Carney's character changed to Newton the Waiter, Susann continued as Lola, and Vic Damone joined the cast as a nightclub singer. The DuMont series ran for 58 episodes on Thursday evenings at 9:00 pm Eastern, until October 12, 1950, when it was replaced by The Adventures of Ellery Queen.
The DuMont version was sponsored by DuMont Laboratories, founded by Allen B. DuMont to produce television sets.